You can continue to pay too much if want...thats your choice. Sometimes people are just resistant to change, comfort isn't a bad thing. However, I have been using this temporary offer for 2 years now and the only change was that they raised the minimum from 2 to 3 last month. I then searched the web looking for a better deal and couldn't, mostly because they honor that $33 price on larger boards where other companies jack the price up considerably for that. This was about the time the spreadsheet was floating around with the different companies being compared and for the larger size boards, nothing came even close. The only reason I can figure for signing up with them is because you have to log in to view the progress of your order. I have never recieved spam from them except for the one when they were raising the minimum as an informational email. I also received a phone call from them asking if I was satisfied with their boards, I don't mind a phone call like that. Good luck, Fred >From: Olin Lathrop >Reply-To: pic microcontroller discussion list >To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU >Subject: Re: [EE]: Anyone dealt with Custom PCB? >Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 08:11:49 -0400 > > > Register on www.4pcb.com and try $33 special. > > What you will be paying for 4 boards is: > > > > $33*4 + $10 + actual shipping cost (FedEx/UPS) which is less than $243 > > and quality is really good. You'll have those boards in 5 days + >shipping. > > Right now they have increased minimal order quantity to three boards. > > (BTW they do multilayers also) > > > > There are others as well but for prototypes I prefer 4pcb.com service. > >I just checked their web site, and this $33 thing seems to be a good deal, >but also seems to be just a temporary offer. I might be willing to change >my process to use these guys if this were the regular price. I wanted to >check out their prices in general, but the web site required me to "sign up >as a member" first, probably so that they can regularly bombard me with >spam. No thanks. There is no need for prices to be secret. If they were >proud of them, they'd be featuring them. > >A year or two ago I did search around for the best prototyping PCB house. >I >remember that 4pdb in Colorado and the place in Alberta were near the top >of >the list, but PCB Express beat their prices in every catagory. I've been >using them ever since and haven't found any other place yet that is >suitable >for switching all my business to. > > >***************************************************************** >Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts >(978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList >mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu